Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools
Opara I, Thorpe D, Lardier D, Parisi D. Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The Urban Review 2022, 55: 393-414. PMID: 38463537, PMCID: PMC10923576, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-022-00652-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic outcomesEducational outcomesSchool characteristicsScience academic performanceLower mathAcademic achievementAcademic yearHigh schoolAcademic performanceEducational disparitiesSchoolsElementaryLess fundingResource deprivationMathYouthMulti-faceted approachNeighborhood resourcesPoor infrastructureSocioeconomic statusAchievementEconomic supportEnglishImplicationsSuch disparitiesSchool Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ
Opara I, Thorpe D, Lardier D. School Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ. Urban Education 2022, 59: 2738-2766. DOI: 10.1177/00420859221125704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResource deprivationViolent crimeNeighborhood violent crimeCommunities of colorChild Opportunity IndexNeighborhood-level disparitiesNeighborhood contextOpportunity IndexPassaic CountyCrimeNeighbourhood deprivationChronic absenteeismAcademic school yearHigh schoolSchoolsThreatCountyPrevention programsDisparitiesGeographic disparitiesNew JerseyDeprivationGreater levelsCommunityNew Jersey Department